Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts (ISWM)
aka Islamic Center of Western Massachusetts
- Est Value: $3.3M
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Sqft: 30,688 sq ft
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Lot Size: 96,647 sq ft – over 2 acres
377 Amostown Road, West Springfield, MA
Imam Wissam Abdulbaki – masjidma@gmail.com
(413) 788-7546
Islamic Center of Western Massachusetts
DIRECTORS
- Ali Hazratji – 2013 president
- Kamal Ali
- Meher Awkal
- Ali Awkal
- Saleem Bajwa
- Wissam Abdul Baki
- Mohammad Saleem Awais (Awaisi)
- Gulam Kagzi – Secretary
- Khalid ElZamzamy
- Salim Ibrahim
- Chaplin Bilal Mirza
Imam Wissam Abdul Baki
The Society’s Wissam Abdul Baki insists that Muslim do everything they can to imitate the high standards and perfect moral behavior of their prophet, Mohammad.
NOTES AND QUOTES
“The Muslim community in Western Massachusetts is comprised of more than 500 families. About one-third of them are indigenous; two-thirds are immigrant families, mostly from the Indo-Pakistani region and the Middle East region and there is a major segment from Laos as refugees. In recent years, we have had several families from Somalia as well as Iraq.”‘ – Wissam Abdul Baki
“Everybody has the right to speak freely and to “mention” his opinion. But at the same time, there is no right to wage hatred and [expect us to] submit to the ignorance and hatred.”
“The hostility is based on ignorance,” Baki said. “We (Muslims) condemn all kinds of terrorist acts and violence, but our voice is not heard.”…
